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SPINUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches
Synonyms:
genus Spinus; Spinus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Spinus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Spinus"):
goldfinch; New World goldfinch; Spinus tristis; yellowbird (American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer)
pine finch; pine siskin; Spinus pinus (small finch of North American coniferous forests)
Holonyms ("Spinus" is a member of...):
family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)
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